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Jar/ins w. RANDOLPH, or HANDLEY, TEXAS.

PLOW.

Application led July 26, 1913.

T0 aZZ whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, JAMES W. RANDOLPH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Handley, in the county of rTarrant and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Plow; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of plows and the like, and particularly to a new and useful attachment for such implements, which attachment may be termed heel sweeps.

An object of the invention is to provide heel sweeps for a plow, and of such a construction that the sweeping wings may be adjusted at different angles, or both the wings as one body may be adjusted relative to the plow beam standard so that the furrow on one side of the plow may be swept more than the furrow on the opposite side, and vice versa.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth., shown in the drawings and claimed.

ln the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a' plow, showing the same equipped with the improved furrow heel wings. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the plow showing the handles thereof removed, with the wings adjusted in one position.. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. f2 showing the wings adjusted singly in other positions. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figs. 2 and 3 showing the wings adjusted in other positions. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the wings detached from a standard, showing how the wings may be adjusted independently. Fig. 6 is a detail vertical sectional view through the structure shown in Fig. 2, showing one side of the heel plate in elevation. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the wings.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the plow beam, having the usual handle 2, and provided with a standard 3, to which the usual plow point is fixed at 4l, the plow point being denoted by the numeral 5.

Connected at 6 to the under curved portion of the standard 3 is an angularly constructed member constituting a heel plate denoted by the numeral 7. This plate is constructed upon its under face with heels Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

Serial No. 781,318.

'tion is provided with an aperture 10,

through which screws 11 pass, and into the under face of the standard 3. The under face of the standard 3 is constructed with a plurality of holes 12, to receive the screws 11, so that the plate 7 may be held in adjusted positions. The heel plate 7 not only forms a steadying base for the standard 3, but the enlargements 8 thereof act as means for adjustably carrying the wings 16, while the cutting edges 9, act to more thoroughly trim the furrow in the rear of the plow point 5, as well as cutting up the clods, and also making shallow channels adjacent each side of the furrow owing to the enlargement. Owing to the comparatively thin portion between the enlargements said enlargements are allowed yield slightly as the heel plate passes through the furrow. Said enlargements 8 constitute heel members angular in cross section, the outer faces of which and the outer face of the comparatively thin portion between said enlargements or heel members inclined downwardly and laterally, so as to insure that the heel plate will travel under the earth that is turned by the plow point. The ends of the plate 7 are provided with two'sets of holes 13 and 14, to receive the screws 1.5, which hold the wings 16 (which wings are in the form of blades) in adjusted positions. By removing the screws 15, and readjusting the same in the holes 13 and 14, the blades or heel wings may be adjusted in different positions to those shown in Fig. 1, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is 1. ln combination with a plow standard including a plow share, a substantially U- shaped plate, the central portion of which being constructed comparatively thin, means passing through the ycentral portion for adjustably securing the plate at an angle to the lower end of the standard, the sides of the substantially U-shaped plate having heel members angular in cross section and provided with forward curved cutting edges, wings, the outer faces of the heel members being inclined laterally and downwardly, and means for adj'ustably securing the wings to the laterally and dOWnuouter face of the comparatively thin cenwardly inclined faces of said heelmembers. tral Aportion being inclined laterally and 2. A substantially U-shaped heel plate downwardly. for a plow standard, the central portion of fln testimony whereof I have signed my 15 5 which being constructed comparatively thin, .name to this specification in the presence of the opposite side portions of the lheelgplate twofsubscribing witnesses.

being enlarged and constituting `heel mem` JAMES W. RANDOIPH. bers angular in cross section,fsaidheel'mem- `Witnesses: bers having forwardrcurved cutting edges7 CARL CHAMBERS,

10 the outerfaces o'fltheheel members andthe CHARLES L. PYCTr 

